10 Nelson Mandela References in Hip Hop Lyrics

“The pictures I paint, make the Mona Lisa look like fake art/I feel the pain of Nelson Mandela/Cause when it rains it pours, I need Rihanna’s Umbrella” –The Game

“Letter To The King” is a musical tribute to civil rights leaders like Nelson Mandela and several others. The Game was probably referring to the abuse Mandela endured while being in prison for 27 years.